SPC, SPREP to Develop Disaster Risk and Climate Change Regional Strategy
SPC and SPREP have signed a letter of agreement mapping out the joint development of an integrated regional strategy for disaster risk management and climate change by 2015. The new integrated regional...
View ArticleSPREP Reports on Robotic Sensors Deployment for Ocean Research
The automatic ocean sensors such as those deployed near Kiribati are equipped with a satellite phone, enabling real-time data transmission to scientists on shore who use it for oceanographic, climate...
View ArticleGEF-Funded Climate Technology Network and Finance Center Established
With core funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the new Center aims to help mobilize financing for clean technology by folding technology considerations into national investment plans and...
View ArticleCROP Agencies Reiterate Their Commitment to Climate Change Collaboration
At a recent meeting, the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) recalled its statement on “Collaborating to Support Effective Responses to Climate Change,” which outlines the...
View ArticleUNFCCC Releases Status Report of Australia's Annual Inventory
The UNFCCC status report was prepared by the expert review team (ERT) as part of the initial check of the annual inventory submitted in accordance with decision 15/CMP.1. It reflects the content of the...
View ArticlePACC Project Supports Water Conservation Activities in Tuvalu
SPREP has released a video that features water conservation and integrated water resource management (IWRM) activities, funded under the PACC project. According to SPREP, climate change will exacerbate...
View ArticleEvent: Across the Regions: SIDS Solutions for Sustainable Development
The Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), the Indian Ocean Commission (COI), and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental...
View ArticleSPC/FAO Workshop Examines Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Fisheries and...
SPC and FAO convened a workshop aimed to transfer the results of SPC’s recent vulnerability assessment, titled “Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change. The...
View ArticleRio Conventions Pavilion Focuses on Ecosystem-based Adaptation
The Rio Conventions Pavilion at Rio+20 focused on the theme of Ecosystem-based Adaptation. Participants addressed, inter alia: ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation, citing projects in two projects...
View ArticleFAO, RECOFTC Booklet Reflects on Forests and Climate Change after Durban
A booklet, published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Centre for People and Forests (RECOFTC), summarizes expert opinions' on the implications of decisions taken at the Durban...
View ArticleRio Pavilion Hosts Financing Sustainable Development Day
The Rio Conventions Pavilion at Rio+20 convened for Financing Sustainable Development Day. A session on protected areas (PAs) sought to demonstrate that PAs offer long term opportunities to address...
View ArticlePacific Islands Forum Launches e-Newsletter on Climate Change Financing
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has published the first volume of a climate change financing e-newsletter, which reports on several activities, plans and workshops related to climate change...
View ArticleMultilateral Development Banks Commit to the Rio+20 Agenda for Inclusive...
On the sidelines of the UNCSD, EBRD, AfDB, ADB, EIB, IDB and the World Bank Group have adopted a statement titled "Delivering on the promise of sustainable development: Our commitment to the Rio+20...
View ArticleSPREP, IOC, CCCCC to Cooperate on Climate Change
IOC, CCCCC, and SPREP signed two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) at an event held on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). The MOUs aim to enhance...
View ArticleRegional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia...
The First Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) Ministerial Conference took steps to: build and sustain RIMES' institutional and core operational activities...
View ArticleUNDP’s Annual Report Outlines “The Sustainable Future We Want”
UNDP’s 2011-2012 Annual Report describes activities and achievements under each of UNDP’s four focal areas: poverty reduction and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); democratic...
View ArticleREEEP Newsletter Highlights Southeast Asia and the Pacific Energy Efforts
The June edition of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) Southeast Asia and the Pacific newsletter highlights Sustainable Energy for All commitments and a new Climate...
View ArticleUN-REDD Newsletter Reports on Country Needs Assessment Workshop
The June edition of the UN-REDD Programme Newsletter highlights several recent workshops on forest governance and monitoring, as well as the release of four reports that identify gaps and opportunities...
View ArticleSPC Training Links Gender Analysis and Climate Change Resilience
According to SPC, understanding the different roles of women, men, youth and children, is critical to reducing vulnerability and enhancing resilience to the impacts of climate change. The workshop...
View ArticleUN-REDD Calls for Comments on Country Needs Assessment Report
The UN-REDD Programme has issued a call for comments on the report titled "A Country Needs Assessment on REDD+ Readiness among UN-REDD and FCPF Countries," which presents the results of a literature...
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